Anti-Diabetic Activities of Gastrodia elata Blume Water Extracts Are Mediated Mainly by Potentiating Glucose-Stimulated Insulin Secretion and Increasing β-Cell Mass in Non-Obese Type 2 Diabetic Animals

Anti-Diabetic Activities of Gastrodia elata Blume Water Extracts Are Mediated Mainly by Potentiating Glucose-Stimulated Insulin Secretion and Increasing β-Cell Mass in Non-Obese Type 2 Diabetic Animals

The brain is an important modulator of glucose metabolism, and is known to respond Gastrodia elata Blume water extract (GEB). Therefore, we examined whether long-term administration of GEB has hypoglycemic activity, and its action mechanism was explored in partially-pancreatectomized rats that exhib...

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Main Authors: Hye Jeong Yang, Min Jung Kim, Dae Young Kwon, Da Sol Kim, Young Hyun Lee, Ji Eun Kim, Sunmin Park
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-03-01
Series:Nutrients
Subjects:
Gastrodia elata Blume
insulin secretagogues
β-cell mass
insulin resistance
type 2 diabetes
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/8/3/161

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